Perineural Versus Intravenous Dexamethasone as an Adjuvant for Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVESDexamethasone is a useful adjuvant in regional anesthesia that is used to prolong the duration of analgesia for peripheral nerve blocks. Recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated conflicting results as to whether perineural versus intravenous (IV) administ...

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Published in:	Regional anesthesia and pain medicine Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 319 - 326
Main Authors:	Chong, Matthew Alan, Berbenetz, Nicolas Matthew, Lin, Cheng, Singh, Sudha
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Copyright by American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 01.05.2017 BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Administration, Intravenous Anti-Inflammatory Agents - administration & dosage Autonomic Nerve Block - methods Dexamethasone - administration & dosage Humans Meta-analysis Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - methods Regional anesthesia Steroids Systematic review
ISSN:	1098-7339, 1532-8651
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